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Magnitude 5.4 quake recorded near Rioblanco, Colombia
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a reviewed magnitude 5.4 earthquake 24 km north-northwest of Rioblanco, Colombia, at 09:13 UTC on Nov. 3, with 115 felt reports.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 24 kilometers north-northwest of Rioblanco, Colombia, at 09:13 UTC on Nov. 3, the U.S. Geological Survey said, listing 115 felt reports and no tsunami flag1.
USGS placed the reviewed event at about 3.74 degrees north, 75.72 degrees west, at a depth of 10 kilometers, with a green PAGER alert1.
Colombia One, citing the Colombian Geological Survey, reported a magnitude 5.6 quake at 4:13 a.m. local time with an epicenter near Chaparral in Tolima department, after an initial automated reading of 5.32.
The Colombian agency said the event was shallow, less than 30 kilometers deep, and that shaking was reported in Bogota, Cali, Armenia, Manizales, Pereira and Ibague, Colombia One said2.
Bogota Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan said after an initial review that no damage or injuries had been identified in the capital, according to Colombia One2.
In Tolima, Chaparral Mayor Elver Gonzalez Mora reported a woman injured when a wall collapsed, a home collapse in the Rio Negro area of Las Hermosas, other property damage and power outages in Roncesvalles, Rioblanco and rural Planadas, Colombia One said2.
The Colombian Geological Survey recorded five aftershocks in the Chaparral area within about an hour, the strongest magnitude 3.5, Colombia One reported2.
